Dare 2 Date

The last couple of years of COVID has been tough for single people. I am sure you have asked yourself if 2023 be any better.

I have good news for you the majority of the dating trends and predictions for 2023 are positive!

Singles are entering 2023 with possibility and positivity - YAY!

A trend is something that is -

The general direction that something is developing or changing. or

The fashion.

 The trends and predictions are based on a significant amount of data.

Listen to this week's podcast to find out what to expect. 

You aren't alone! Did you know that:

The question I was asked so many times over the past fear weeks is:

I’m newly single and am nervous about trying internet dating as I’ve never done it. What tips can you give me?

There are so many tips I can give you that I’m not sure where to start!

Maybe you keep hearing from friends and everyone else that dating is horrific or it's a jungle out there. 

In this week's podcast, I will give you practical tips so you know what to do and how to have fun in the process.

If you have been single for a while, the podcast may give you a fresh perspective. 

How do you deal with Christmas and make the most of it? I know some people LOVE Christmas and others HATE it!  It doesn’t matter which one you are because no matter how you feel, it happens every year!

The last few years have been like no others! For me, 2022 was particularly hard as my mum passed away. For many people, including myself, it has made me appreciate the personal relationships in my life more than anything else. With that in mind, let’s use Christmas 2022 to celebrate the relationships we do have and rather than focusing on what annoys us or what we don’t have,

It can be tough being single when you don’t want to be and I have some specific tips to help you out in my blog How to Get Through Christmas Being Single. I know you may have to spend more time with those tactless relatives and friends who say something that upsets you, so it helps to have ways to deal with Christmas. This podcast is all about how to make the most of the day and how to deal with Christmas, I hope it helps you.

The question I am often asked is: 

I am smart and successful. I have achieved results in my life but I’m not getting the same results when it comes to love and relationships. Why can't I get the same success in my love life?

This is a question I am asked all the time. Now if you asked me this in a coaching session I would take a deep dive and look at exactly what is happening in your life and why this is the case because of course everyone's situation isn't the same.

In this week's podcast, I’m unable to do that. So, I will answer the question generally with some of the common reasons that it happens.

I will also give you a step-by-step guide for what you can do to change this.

In the podcast, I ask some reflection questions. In case you didn't manage to write them all down, here they are:

As the year comes to an end, it is time to take a step back and reflect on the year you have lived. Let’s look at what happened in your life and what you did to achieve that.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for abundance.

What do you want to happen when it comes to love in your life?

I have just come back from an overseas trip to India/Singapore. It was delightful to be able to go overseas again and one of the best parts of travelling is the conversations that you have along the way.

As a Dating/Relationship Coach, people open up to me with their love stories, their heartaches and everything in between and this trip was no different.

While I was in Hyderabad I met a 71 lady who told me told me her sad story and unfortunately it is one I hear all too often.  In this week's podcast, I talk about her story and how you can make sure that her story doesn't become your story.

This weeks podcast is for you if you are waiting and hoping to meet someone and it hasn't happened for you.

Are you single and don't want to be? Are you getting frustrated that you just aren't getting the results that you want when it comes to meeting someone you like.

In this week's podcast , I give you some insight into what could be getting in the way of your own success and how to change that.

The reality is you are not given the desire for love without the capacity to make it happen.

The latest trend is manifesting and everyone is talking about it. They have even come up with new terminology  - ‘manifest-dating’.

On TikTok any videos that have the hashtag, #manifestation have received 20.2 billion views. Yep, you heard right 20.2 billion views!  That is an enormous amount of views!

You may hear the word manifesting and feel like it sounds woo-woo. Yet you only have to look at the 20.2 billion views to see that people are into it. 

According to the dating app Badoo – who can up with the term manifest-dating – there have been more than a quarter of singles who have already tried manifest-dating and then there are almost two-thirds who want to try it.

Why is manifest-dating so popular? It is because dating can feel so tough nowadays and daters are looking for how to change that. They want answers!

More research from Badoo found that 96% of daters struggle with negative thoughts, nerves, and self-sabotage when it comes to dating and love. The research found that the most common worry for 38% of singles was doubting that their date is interested in them.

The good news is that Badoo found that 74% of people who have tried manifest-dating have become luckier in love as a result. 

In this week's podcast, I explore the world of manifest dating and how it can work for you.

Is your biggest fear walking up to someone and being rejected?

Does the fear of rejection stop you from taking action to meet someone?

If you have answered yes, this week's podcast is for you!

I am sure you have heard the cliche advice, 'Don't take it Personally' but how do you do that when it feels personal?

Listen to find out the way to deal with rejection and get the results that you deserve!

An article by Psychologist Greg Matos has gone viral. You will see it everywhere! In the article, Greg talks about the rise of the Lonely Single Man and three broad relationship trends.

He starts the article by saying that younger and middle-aged men are the loneliest they’ve been in generations. That over the last 30 years, men have become part of the larger group of the growing number of long-term single people. The problem is that research has found that men are generally happier and healthier when they are in a relationship than being single.  

He then discusses the 3 reasons why.

In today's podcast, I talk about the article. Then I discuss what men and women can do to get success in the dating world rather than increase their loneliness. 

Ghosting is a modern phenomenon! You may be lucky enough not to have never been ghosted and wondering what it is! It is when someone you have been chatting to on an app, dating or in a relationship with disappears from your life. This could be after chatting online, a date, months or years!

People have been ending relationships badly since the beginning of time but it has become so much easier on mobile phones and dating apps have made this so much easier. Ghosting people you barely know and who aren’t part of your daily life is easy to do without facing or seeing the effects.

I have been collecting the survey results of What Singles Think. In the survey, I asked lots of questions and three specific questions on ghosting.

In this week's podcast, you will find out what 335 singles thought about ghosting.

As a coach for men and women, I talk about how ghosting on dating apps is causing people to miss out on amazing singles. As well as how to date without ghosting and how to deal with ghosting.